Clint Frazier is remaining with Yankees, hoping for opportunity to prove he belongs

WASHINGTON — Despite Wednesday's games being rained out, Clint Frazier got some good news: he will be sticking around "for now."

The Yankees will take Frazier to Kansas City for the team's weekend series at Kauffman Stadium, beginning Friday.

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The 23-year-old outfielder will "almost certainly" get his shot on Saturday against Royals lefty Danny Duffy, Aaron Boone said. The Royals will also throw southpaw Eric Skoglund on Sunday.

"That'll be something that we just monitor day to day," Boone said. "That'll be a fluid situation. We'll see how that plays out."

Frazier, promoted Tuesday, was only expected to be up for the two interleague games in D.C. before being sent back to Triple-A Scranton.

"Obviously it's a big weight off my shoulders knowing I don't have to sneak on that team flight right now," Frazier said. "But I'm happy. I just want to get an opportunity. I didn't want to go back down without at least getting one at-bat to try to push for a spot. I'm going to make sure I'm prepared for that game and do the best that I can."

Clint Frazier is remaining with the Yankees. (Andrew Savulich/New York Daily News)

Frazier, who was dealing with a concussion for some time, had been hitting .362 at Triple-A Scranton. But he's currently blocked in the outfield by the likes of Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Hicks and Brett Gardner.

ROTATION JUGGLE

The Bombers, who have Thursday off, will move CC Sabathia back to Friday. Luis Severino will go Saturday, followed by Sonny Gray in the series finale on Sunday. Then Masahiro Tanaka will go Monday in Arlington, followed by No. 5 starter Domingo German.

German will be available out of the bullpen, if necessary, before his start, Boone said.